Sweetwater County Men Facing Drug Charges

A Rock Springs man and a Green River man have been arrested in separate drug investigations, according to Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell.

The sheriff reports the arrest of Michael Wayne Sweets, age 58, of Rock Springs and John Adam Kotusky, age 25, of Green River.

On Tuesday, detectives assigned to the Sheriff’s Narcotics and Arrest Group (SNAAG), along with detectives from Rock Springs Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit and Special Agents from Wyoming’s Division of Criminal Investigation, went to a home in the Blairtown neighborhood of Rock Springs in an attempt to locate a  wanted person. Sweets was found at the residence and was arrested with methamphetamine and marijuana in his possession.

Sweets is charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana and remains in custody at the Sweetwater County jail.

.On Wednesday, SNAAG Detectives, along with officers and detectives of Green River Police Department and members of the Sweetwater County Joint Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, served a drug-related search warrant at a residence in Green River. Kotusky was found at the residence and detectives recovered methamphetamine, psilocybin and numerous items of drug-related paraphernalia including used syringes during the search.

Kotusky is charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of psilocybin and remains in custody at the Sweetwater County jail.

Sheriff Lowell credits a cooperative effort by Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, Rock Springs Police Department, Green River Police Department and Wyoming’s Division of Criminal Investigation in carrying out the arrests.